Scammers jump on Hurricane Katrina

[Anarcho-Socialist]

Natural disaster exploited in latest cons

Tom Sanders in California, vnunet.com 01 Sep 2005

Scammers have launched websites and are sending out spam emails to attract donations intended for the victims of Hurricane Katrina that struck parts of the South East of America.

The SANS Internet Storm Centre said on its website that it has strong suspicions about Katrinahelp.com, Katrinarelief.com and Katrinacleanup.com.

The security centre has contacted the hosting companies of some of the suspect sites, but they refused to take the sites offline based on just a suspicion.

In one case, the website at Katrinahelp.com claimed to be offering web visitors the facility to make donations to the hurricane victims through the online payment provider PayPal.

More at: http://www.pcmag.co.uk/vnunet/news/2141705/scammers-jump-hurricane-katrina

It's very sad that people will cheat others like this, but this doesn't surprise me.

[bluestateguy]

1. These scammers should be shot

Just taken out into a barn and shot. No trial.

[Dogmudgeon]

2. Two words:

Scum.

Bags.

--p!